2023 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season explained

Club:Albirex Niigata (S)
Season:2023
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:
League:S.League
League Result:1st
Cup1:Singapore Cup
Cup1 Result:TBA
League Topscorer:Seia Kunori (21 goals)
Season Topscorer:Seia Kunori (23 goals)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023 season was Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football[1] [2] and in the S.League, having joined the S.League in 2004. Along with the 2023 Singapore Premier League, the club also competed in the Singapore Cup.

Squad

SPL Squad

Squad No.NameNationalityDate of Birth (Age)Previous ClubContract StartContract End
Goalkeepers
18Hassan Sunny O232 April 198420232026
21Hyrulnizam Juma'at O231986 11, df=yes Warriors FC20192023
31Yoshihiko Kobayashi2003 2, df=yes Southeastern Community College20232023
Defenders
2Ryo Takahashi2000 7, df=yes Toyo University20232023
3Keito Hariya2003 5, df=yes Funabashi Municipal HS20222023
4Koki Kawachi2000 5, df=yes Chukyo University20232023
5Shunsaku Kishimoto2000 6, df=yes Takushoku University20232023
17Sho Fuwa2000 10, df=yes Fukuoka University20232023
Midfielders
6Asahi Yokokawa2002 5, df=yes Tokyo Musashino United FC20232023
7Shuto Komaki2000 5, df=yes Kyushu Sangyo University20232023
8Kaisei Ogawa2001 2, df=yes Takushoku University20232023
9Riku Fukashiro2000 4, df=yes Takushoku University20232023
13Masaya Watanabe2003 3, df=yes TuRU Düsseldorf (G5)20232023
14Shodai Yokoyama2000 10, df=yes Osaka University (HSS)20232023
26Jarrel Ong Jia Wei2002 10, df=yes Hougang United U2120232023
27Shakthi Vinayagavijayan28 May 2003 Albirex Niigata U1920222023
Strikers
10Seia Kunori2001 3, df=yes Kansai University20232023
11Keito Komatsu2000 5, df=yes Tokoha University20232023
19Tadanari Lee O231985 12, df=yes Kyoto Sanga20222023
24Zamani Zamri31 May 2001 Young Lions FC20222023
Players who left club for NS during season
22Nicky Melvin Singh13 June 2002 Tampines Rovers U1920212023

Coaching staff

[3]

Position Name
Technical Director Kazuaki Yoshinaga[4]
Team Manager (Men) Dominic Wong
Team Manager (Women)
& Assistant Coach (U15)
Tyrus Soo
Head Coach (Men) Kazuaki Yoshinaga[5]
Head Coach (Women) Nahar Daud
Head of Youth
& U17 Head Coach
Marcal Trulls
U19 Head Coach
& Assistant Coach (Men)
Jaswinder Singh
Under-15 Head Coach
& Fitness Coach (Men)
Masayuki Kato
Assistant Coach
(Men & U17)
Assistant Coach (U17)
Goalkeeper Coach
(Men & U19)
Fadhil Salim
Goalkeeper Coach
(U17 & U15)
Hyrulnizam Juma'at
Sports Trainer Tomoya Ueta
Physiotherapist Karen Koh
Alison Soh
Kitman Roy Krishnan
Interpreter Ayumi Nagami

[6]

Transfer

In

Pre-season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef
Hassan Sunny Lion City SailorsFree. 2 years contract till 2024 [7]
Firman Nabil Mattar City Sailors (SFL1)Free. 1-year contract till 2023 [8]
Yoshihiko Kobayashi Southeastern Community CollegeFree.[9]
Shunsaku Kishimoto Takushoku UniversityFree [10]
Sho Fuwa Fukuoka UniversityFree [11]
Koki Kawachi Chukyo UniversityFree [12]
Ryo Takahashi Toyo UniversityFree [13]
Jarrel Ong Hougang United U21Free.[14]
Shuto Komaki Kyushu Sangyo UniversityFree [15]
Kaisei Ogawa Takushoku UniversityFree [16]
Asahi YokokawaFree [17]
Shodai YokoyamaFree [18]
Riku FukashiroFree [19]
Masaya Watanabe TuRU Düsseldorf (G5)Free [20]
Seia Kunori Kansai UniversityFree [21]
Keito Komatsu Tokoha UniversityFree [22]

Note 1: .

Loan In

Pre-season

Loan Return

Pre-season

Out

Pre-season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef
Takahiro Koga SC Sagamihara (J3)First TeamFree [26] [27]
Jun Kobayashi Young Lions FCFirst TeamFree [28]
Tatsuya SambongiFree AgentFirst TeamFree [29]
Shogo Toyomura FC Nobeoka Agata (J5)First TeamFree [30] [31]
Yoshiki MatsuuraFree AgentFirst TeamFree
Daichi Omori Kataller Toyama (J3)First TeamFree [32] [33]
Masahiro Sugita Balestier KhalsaFirst TeamFree [34] [35]
Kan Kobayashi Young Lions FCFirst TeamFree [36]
Masaya IdetsuFree Agent First TeamFree [37]
Kumpei Kakuta Fukuyama City (J5)First TeamFree [38]
Mahiro Takahashi Boeung Ket Angkor FC (C1)First TeamFree [39]
Kanato Fukazawa Japan Soccer College (J5) First TeamFree
Tsubasa Kawanishi Albion Rovers (A6)First TeamFree [40]
Shota OchiaiFree Agent First TeamFree
Satsuki MoriFree Agent First TeamFree
Kodai Tanaka Lion City SailorsFirst TeamFree [41] [42]
Fikri JunaidiFree AgentFirst TeamFree
Fairoz Hasan Hougang UnitedFirst TeamFree [43]
Ilhan Fandi Deinze (B2) First TeamFree.
Signed till June 2024 [44] [45]

Mid-season

Post-season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef
Hyrulnizam Juma'atRetiredFirst TeamN.A. [46]
Tadanari LeeRetiredFirst TeamN.A. [47]

Retained / Extension / Promoted

[49]

PositionPlayerRef
Hyrulnizam Juma'at1-year contract till 2023 [50] [51]
Keito Hariya1-year contract till 2023 [52]
Kenji Austin1-year contract till 2023 (Promoted) [53]
Junki Kenn Yoshimura1-year contract till 2023 (Promoted) [54]
Shakthi Vinayagavijayan1-year contract till 2023 (Promoted) [55]
Nicky Melvin Singh1 year contract till 2023 [56]
Hilman Norhisam2 years contract till 2024 [57]
Zamani Zamri1-year contract till 2023 [58]
Tadanari Lee1-year contract till 2023 [59]
Hassan Sunny2 years contract till 2026 [60]

Friendly

Pre-season

First Team

U21

Mid-season

First Team

In Season friendlies

Notes

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As at 26 Nov 2023

PlayerSPLSingapore CupCharity ShieldTotal
Apps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals
2DF Ryo Takahashi9+922+2010232
3DF Keito Hariya6+70000+10140
4DF Koki Kawachi2144110265
5DF Shunsaku Kishimoto2423+1110293
6MF Asahi Yokokawa2244010274
7MF Shuto Komaki20+482010278
8MF Kaisei Ogawa21+214010281
9MF Riku Fukashiro5+1882+200+11289
10FW Seia Kunori21+22142112824
11FW Keito Komatsu2+18132+20002413
13MF Masaya Watanabe1+1400000150
14MF Shodai Yokoyama22+254111297
17DF Sho Fuwa21+114010271
18GK Hassan Sunny1904010240
19FW Tadanari Lee21+2112+200+102811
21GK Hyrulnizam Juma'at2+30000050
24FW Zamani Zamri0+20000020
26MF Jarrel Ong00000000
27FW Shakthi Vinayagavijayan1+600+100080
52DF Junki Kenn Yoshimura17+114000221
53MF Hilman Norhisam0+51000051
54MF Kenji Austin0+10000010
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
22FW Nicky Melvin Singh6+310010101
51GK Kai Yamamoto3+10000040

Competitions

Overview

Results summary (SPL)

Singapore Premier League

See main article: 2023 Singapore Premier League.

Singapore Cup

See main article: 2023 Singapore Cup.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Albirex to play in 2018.
  2. Web site: Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation .
  3. Web site: Staff 2021 .
  4. Web site: Yoshinaga Kazuaki will be coming back to Singapore as a our Technical Director. .
  5. Web site: Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Head Coach has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the top team in 2023 .
  6. Web site: Players & Staff.
  7. Web site: Hassan Sunny is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  8. Web site: Firman Nabil is coming to Albirex Niigata Football Club (S)! .
  9. Web site: Yoshihiko Kobayashi is coming to Albirex Niigata Football Club (S)! .
  10. Web site: Shunsaku Kishimoto is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  11. Web site: Sho Fuwa is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  12. Web site: Koki Kawachi is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  13. Web site: Ryo Takahashi is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  14. Web site: Jarrel Ong is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  15. Web site: Shuto Komaki is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  16. Web site: Kaisei Ogawa is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  17. Web site: Asahi Yokokawa is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  18. Web site: Shodai Yokoyama is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  19. Web site: Riku Fukashiro is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  20. Web site: Masaya Watanabe is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  21. Web site: Seia Kunori is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  22. Web site: Keito Komatsu is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore! .
  23. Web site: Announcement of Loan Transfer to Albirex Niigata Singapore - Reo Kunimoto . 7 January 2021 .
  24. Web site: Kunimoto Reo (Renofa Yamaguchi FC) Will join Albirex for 2021 season! .
  25. Web site: Kunimoto Reo (Renofa Yamaguchi FC) Will return to Renofa for 2023 season! .
  26. Web site: Koga will be joining Sagamihara for 2023 season! .
  27. Web site: 古賀貴大選手 アルビレックス新潟シンガポールより 完全移籍加入のお知らせ! .
  28. Web site: Kobayashi Jun (Kwansei Gakuin University) will be joining us for 2022 season!.
  29. Web site: Tatsuya Sambongi (Kanagawa University) will be joining us for 2022 season! .
  30. Web site: Toyomura Shogo (Chuo Gakuin University) will be joining us for 2022 season! .
  31. Web site: Shogo Toyomura will be joining FC Nobeoka AGATA (Japan) in 2023 season. .
  32. Web site: Daichi Omori will be joining Kataller Toyama for 2023 season! .
  33. Web site: Daichi Omori to Kataller Toyama for 2023 season .
  34. Web site: Sugita Masahiro (Waseda University) will be joining us for 2022 season! .
  35. Web site: Masahiro Sugita will be joining Balestier Khalsa FC in 2023 season..
  36. Web site: Kobayashi Kan (Tsukuba University) will be joining us for 2022 season! .
  37. Web site: Idetsu Masaya (Osaka Sangyo University) will be joining us for 2022 season!.
  38. Web site: Kumpei Kakuta will be joining Fukuyama City FC (Japan) in 2023 season..
  39. Web site: Mahiro Takahashi goes Cambodia.
  40. Web site: Tsubasa Kawanishi will be joining Albion Rovers FC (Australia) in 2023 season .
  41. Web site: Kodai Tanaka will be joining Lion City Sailors FC in 2023 season!.
  42. Web site: Kodai Tanaka will lace up for the Lion City Sailors in 2023. . 26 December 2022 .
  43. Web site: Fairoz Hasan will be joining Hougang United FC in 2023 season. .
  44. Web site: Ilhan Fandi will be joining KMSK Deinze (Belgium).
  45. Web site: Ilhan Fandi to become first Singaporean to play in Belgium .
  46. Web site: Hyrulnizam Juma'at will retire at the end of this season .
  47. Web site: Tadanari Lee will retire at the end of this season .
  48. Web site: Nicky Melvin Singh leave the team to Serve the Country .
  49. Web site: 2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List .
  50. Web site: 2022/2023 Singapore Premier League: Retained and Released List - Football Association of Singapore . spl.sg.
  51. Web site: Ah Lau signs for 2023 season! .
  52. Web site: Keito Hariya signs extension for 2023 season! .
  53. Web site: Kenji Austin signs and promoted for 2023 season! .
  54. Web site: Junki Kenn Yoshimura signs and promoted for 2023 season! .
  55. Web site: Shakthi Vinayagavijayan signs for 2023 season! .
  56. Web site: Nicky Melvin Singh signs for 2023 season! .
  57. Web site: Hilman Norhisam signs for 2023 season! .
  58. Web site: Zamani Zamri signs for 2023 season! .
  59. Web site: Former Japan National LEE TADANARI extends contract!.
  60. Web site: 2 more seasons with Hassan Sunny!.